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Would ths have confudsed you , Ds angry at me

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HowMuchShouldBePaid · 17/06/2024 18:22

A few weeks ago, as a very special treat , I took DS(21) out for a meal for his 21st at a very smart restaurant.

There were lots of waiting staff and our water gasses were refilled ( with quite the flourish !) as soon as we had taken more than few sips.

We didn't order any drinks form the menu, TBH I could only cover the meal and not any "extras" .

A few days ago DS says

"If I had bought my own juice would they have kept refilling it ?"

I was confused by this, initially thinking " what ? bring squash so you could add it to the water" , but just generally a bit perplexed as to what he meant.

This was not a restaurant that sold " juice" ( whatever it was he actually meant by that)

I must have looked confused as DS was quite angry saying "WHAT don't you understand !"

He does have difficulty with making putting what he wants across and I try very hard to understand him, but he can be incredibly obtuse at times.

Would you have been confused by what he said ?

What he actually meant was , If he had ordered a drink from the menu would that drink have been refilled over and over , as was the case with the water.

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ComtesseDeSpair · 17/06/2024 18:26

Agree, it sounds as though you were confusing bought and brought. His question was quite straightforward, whether juice would be unlimited in the same way the water was and the answer is no, tap water is (usually) provided free and unlimited but all other drinks are priced in the menu by the glass or bottle.

BusyCM · 17/06/2024 18:26

Yes agree. The difference in understanding or not appears to be in the comprehension of the word bought. You seem to think it means 'bring' not 'buy'.

Springchickenonion · 17/06/2024 18:26

Strange question for a 21 year old. No they wouldn't have kept Re filling it. And who bought it wouldn't change if it was refilled... does he normally talk to you in such an unkind way OP?

HowMuchShouldBePaid · 17/06/2024 18:26

I think I did miss hear bought and brought , but even so ,I find the phrase just a odd way to ask what he was asking

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Ereyraa · 17/06/2024 18:23

He said bought, but you appear to have heard brought?

He does seem old for this question though.

Sounds like difficulty in understanding on both sides..